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White Sox

AL Central
2025 record: 60-102 (5th)

MiLB affiliates
Triple-A: Charlotte Knights
Double-A: Birmingham Barons
High-A: Winston-Salem Dash
Single-A: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

2025 End-Of-Season farm system rank: #14
Jeremy Mahy’s organization take from our 2025 End-Of-Season Farm System Rankings:
@DET_Guru_Kurt believes that there is much more to the White Sox system than the southpaws at the top. They have done a great job of drafting and developing hitters of late. Case in point, Sam Antonacci carried a breakout 2025 season into the Arizona Fall League where he sported a 1.046 OPS and stole 11 bases in 19 games.

Editor note: Several players who are not listed in the ranks below may still have prospect eligibility in your dynasty leagues. We made the decision to not rank them as they’re so close to crossing the 130 AB/50 IP threshold and we wanted to include some other younger prospects. Otherwise, they are Top 50 players.

Drew Thorpe, RHP (44.1 IP)
Bryan Ramos, 3B (111 AB)

 

Prospects1500 writers who contributed to this column and rankings: Greg Bracken (@gregbracken07), Scott Greene (@Scotty_Ballgame), Shaun Kernahan (@ShaunKernahan), J.W. Mulpas (@CLEBoxscoreBeat), and Jeremy Mahy (@JMahyfam). The writer’s Twitter handle follows each player write-up or paragraph.

Prospects1500 Tiers:
Tier 1: Players with high expectations of both making the majors and playing at an All-Star level for a number of years
Tier 2: Players with an above-average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
Tier 3: Players with an average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
Tier 4: Players who have the potential to make the majors; possible sleeper candidates for sustained MLB success
Tier 5: Players of interest, worth keeping an eye on, who may make (or have made) the majors but provide minimal impact

Levels listed for each player are the highest levels player reached in 2025

Tier 1

None

Tier 2

1. Braden Montgomery, OF, 22, Double-A
Montgomery turned heads in his first pro season. The switch-hitting outfielder started at Single-A, then advanced to High-A and Double-A. He slashed .270/.360/.444/.804 overall and showed his power by crushing 12 home runs and 34 doubles. In the Arizona Fall League, Montgomery hit .366 with a 1.161 OPS and drew more walks than strikeouts in 55 plate appearances. He’s a strong defender in the outfield with a big arm, but there are real concerns about his swing-and-miss at the plate. His strikeout rate jumped to nearly 29% at Double-A and his contact rate was below 70%. He’s still raw and needs to refine his approach, but the White Sox see him as a future core piece. GM Chris Getz expects Montgomery to join the major league club sometime in 2026 if he keeps making progress. (@CLEBoxscoreBeat)

2. Munetaka Murakami, 3B, 26, International signee
Murakami come stateside with massive power, but plenty of swing and miss risk too. The multi-time NPB MVP struggled against MLB arms in the last WBC, but made adjustments through the tournament and showed his immense power with a 432 foot second decker off Merrill Kelly. (@ShaunKernahan)

3. Caleb Bonemer, SS/3B, 20, High-A
Bonemer had an excellent first season in the White Sox organization following his 2nd round selection in the 2024 MLB Draft. Last year the infielder played across Single-A/High-A as a 19-year-old and slashed .281/.401/.473/.874, with 12 HR, 64 RBI and 29 SB. The Michigan native is likely to begin 2026 back with Winston-Salem, but it would not be surprising to see him reach Birmingham by the second half of the season, possibly after a Futures Game appearance. That’s not a prediction. That’s a spoiler. (@Scotty_Ballgame)

4. Noah Schultz, LHP, 22, Triple-A
Schultz stands out on the mound at 6’10” and 240 pounds. After a dominant 2024 season, 2025 didn’t go as planned. He posted a 4.68 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, and a 13.8% walk rate over 73 innings at Double-A and Triple-A. Lingering right knee tendinitis eventually shut him down in September and kept him out of the Arizona Fall League. Schultz features an impressive fastball/slider combo and throws from a deceptive low arm slot reminiscent of Chris Sale. Scouts like his body control for his size, but he’ll need to improve his control and develop a more reliable changeup. If he stays healthy and finds the zone, Schultz still has top-of-the-rotation upside. (@CLEBoxscoreBeat)

Tier 3

5. Hagen Smith, LHP, 22, Double-A
6. Billy Carlson, SS, 19, High school
7. Tanner McDougal, RHP, 22, Double-A
8. Sam Antonacci, 2B/3B, 22, Double-A
9. Jaden Fauske, OF, 19, High school
10. Jeral Perez, 2B, 21, High-A
11. Christian Oppor, LHP, 21, High-A

The former Razorback Smith has the size and arsenal to be an impact arm for the Sox, his health and command will ultimately determine his ceiling. The best defensive player in the 2025 draft class was Carlson, with plus to better defense at short and one of the best arms of any position player in the minors. The questions lie with the bat, where he has shows a solid hit tool, but how well it plays long term and how much power develops are very much still in question. The southpaws might get the headlines, but McDougal need not be overlooked. He has two plus breaking pitches and a fastball that he can run up to triple digits. Antonacci has done nothing but hit since being drafted in the fifth round in 2024 out of Coastal Carolina. He might be the best pure hitter in the organization and could force his way into the Sox plans sooner than expected. Fauske, their second round pick last year, is extremely athletic, has the bat speed to project future power, and plus speed. Dynasty owners would be wise not to sleep on him in FYP drafts. Perez spent last season in High-A and saw his power increase while also lowering his K rate, if that trend continues in Double-A he becomes very interesting. Oppor enjoyed a breakout season in 2025 striking out 116 in just 87.2 innings and was named the organizations Pitcher of the Year by MLB Pipeline. (@JMahyfam, Carlson by @ShaunKernahan)

Tier 4

12. Kyle Lodise, SS, 22, High-A
13. Jairo Iriarte, RHP, 24, Triple-A
14. William Bergolla, SS, 21, Double-A
15. Jedixson Paez, RHP, 22, High-A
16. David Sandlin, RHP, 24, Triple-A
17. Jacob Gonzalez, 2B/SS, 23, Triple-A
18. George Wolkow, OF, 20, Single-A
19. Aldrin Batista, RHP, 22, High-A
20. Mason Adams, RHP, 25, Injured (Triple-A in 2024)
21. Javier Mogollon, 2B/SS, 20, Single-A
22. Alexander Albertus, 3B, 21, Rookie (ACL)

Lodise displayed a mature approach at the plate in his draft season at Georgia Tech, if he can continue that approach against professional pitchers there is some power/speed upside. Iriarte has a fastball that can really get in on righthanded hitters, but control issues and the lack out an outpitch against lefties might point to a bullpen role. Gonzalez and Bergolla both make a lot of contact but profile more as better real life players than impact players in the fantasy game. Paez and Sandlin were wearing socks of a different color up until this offseason. Paez is a very interesting arm with strikeout upside but as a Rule-5 pick, will need to remain with the White Sox all season or be returned. Sandlin, acquired via trade, has seen a velocity increase since being transitioned to the bullpen and could push for a bullpen role in the Spring. Albertus required offseason surgery last year limiting him to just eight games, but prior to injury he was showing elite bat to ball skills. (@JMahyfam)

Tier 5

23. Caden Connor, OF/1B, 25, Triple-A
24. Duncan Davitt, RHP, 26, Triple-A
25. Blake Larson, LHP, 19, High school
26. Landon Hodge, C, 18, High school
27. Samuel Zavala, OF, 21, High-A
28. Alexander Alberto, RHP, 24, High-A
29. Juan Carela, RHP, 24, Injured (Double-A in 2024)
30. Lucas Gordon, LHP, 23, Double-A
31. Tanner Murray, 3B/SS/2B, 26, Triple-A
32. Mathias LaCombe, RHP, 23, Single-A
33. Ky Bush, LHP, 26, Injured (MLB in 2024)
34. Nick McLain, OF, 23, Single-A
35. Zach Franklin, RHP, 27, Triple-A
36. Tyler Schweitzer, LHP, 25, Triple-A
37. Ryan Burrowes, 2B/3B/SS, 21, High-A
38. Riley Gowens, RHP, 26, Double-A
39. Gabe Davis, RHP, 22, College
40. Shane Murphy, LHP, 25, Triple-A
41. Grant Umberger, LHP, 24, High-A
42. Jordan Sprinkle, OF/2B, 24, Double-A
43. Luis Reyes, RHP, 20, Rookie (ACL)
44. Alejandro Cruz, 3B/2B, 19, Rookie (DSL)
45. T.J. McCants, OF, 24, High-A
46. Eduardo Herrera, 1B/3B, 19, Rookie (DSL)
47. Colby Shelton, SS, 23, Single-A
48. Marcelo Alcala, OF, 19, Rookie (ACL)
49. Yobal Rodriguez, RHP, 17, Rookie (DSL)
50. Matthew Boughton, SS, 20, High school

Connor and Davitt both reached Triple-A in 2025 and could potentially be called on, the former as an OF/1B and the latter as a RHP. Larson, Chicago’s 2nd round pick in 2024 out of IMG Academy, hasn’t debuted yet as he’s been recovering from January 2025 Tommy John surgery. Hodge should make his professional debut this season after being selected in the 4th round last summer out of high school. Zavala, once San Diego’s 3rd ranked prospect heading into the 2023 season, is now further down the pipeline with the White Sox but still only 21 years old. He spent all of 2024 and 2025 at High-A, but just struggled mightily in 24 games in the Venezuelan Winter League. The club is expecting Carela to contribute at some point this season after he missed all of last year with TJS. Expect him to be back at Double-A when he’s ready. Bush, the former Angels prospect, reached the bigs in 2024 with the White Sox but he also succumbed to TJS in early 2025 and missed all of last year. He’s projected to be contributing in Chicago’s rotation at some point. McLain, younger brother of Cincinnati’s Matt, debuted at Single-A Kannapolis and slashed .261/.414/.304 in 58 plate appearances (13 games). Schweitzer is a non-roster invitee to Spring Training, will showcase his arsenal and battle for a spot, but is likely ticketed to be part of the Charlotte rotation to start 2026.
Alcala may be one of the most interesting names to watch in this tier. The 19-year-old has spent three seasons in Rookie ball and it’ll be interesting to see how his tools translate to Single-A and a step up in competition. (@Scotty_Ballgame)

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